Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Kia Rio.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON PUBLIC STREET LOSS CONTROL DUE TO A POT HOLE IN THE STREET THE CAR LOST CONTROL FLIPPING SLIDING THEN … |
| 2016-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO MOISTURE, EITHER FROM UNDERNEATH BY DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OR FROM ABOVE IN A RAINST… |
| 2015-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTA… |
| 2014-11-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | THE BLOWER STOPPED BLOWING AIR. FOR A SHORT WHILE IT WOULD COME ON, RARE OCCASIONS AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING. CHA… |
| 2014-08-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOT REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE. I CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TELLING ME I'M AT LESS THAN 90% … |
| 2013-11-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | KIA RIO 2005 IS A VERY POORLY BUILT CAR. THE PASSENGERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, A MECHANISM IN THE DOOR IS BROKEN. SINCE … |
| 2013-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON HWY, WIFE WAS IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES,NO POWER TO GET TO EDGE OF ROAD… |
| 2013-01-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER DOOR WON'T OPEN. AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY KIA RIO OWNERS HAVE WITH THEIR CAR. CAR IS A PIECE OF … |
| 2012-05-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASHED.… |
| 2012-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW D… |
| 2011-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 KIA RIO (VIN PROVIDED LATER) PURCHASED 2006, LOW MILES. SUMMER 2011 CAR STALLED, STOPPED & CHECK ENGINE L… |
| 2010-11-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LATCH ASSEMBLY IS SPLIT IN TWO. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT, IT JUST HAPPENED ON… |
| 2010-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 4 IN ORLANDO FL MY 2005 KIA RIO BROKE THE TIMING BELT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL ENGINE… |
| 2010-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2005 KIA RIO STALLING PROBLEM. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR 4-5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, AND DEALERSHIP SAID … |
| 2010-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | KIA PLACED A BULLETIN WITH YOU ON 1/1/05,#TSB82,#10015272. APPARENTLY KIA THOUGHT THAT WAS ENOUGH. MY KIA WAS PURCH… |
| 2010-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IS RUN ON THE CAR, ERROR P0101 IS DETECTED. THIS E… |
| 2009-10-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION. *TR |
| 2009-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD A 2005 KIA RIO BURN DOWN FROM AN APPARENT ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE DAY FROM W… |
| 2009-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. IT WOULD R… |
| 2009-09-18 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | OUR SON WAS DRIVING A 2005 KIA RIO 15 MILES SOUTH OF MCMINNVILLE, OR WHEN HE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED THE CAR. TH… |
| 2009-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT PU… |
| 2009-02-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY KIA RIO DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPORTED THA… |
| 2007-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2005 KIA RIO HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT WHEN THE CAR STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO A PARKING… |
| 2007-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER BUTTON BECAME STUCK WHEN THE CONTACT ATT… |
| 2007-05-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS A STEERING RACK PROBLEM. WHAT MAKES ME INTERESTED IN THIS PROBLEM WAS THE A RECALL… |
| 2006-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RANDOMLY HESITATE. THE FAILURE US… |
| 2006-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF VEHICLE REPAIR X 3 WEEKS. 3 DIFFERENT REPAIRS, STILL NOT FIXED. KIA REFUSES TO GIVE LOAN/RENTAL TO DRIVE W… |
| 2006-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN MAKING LOUD SCREECHING NOISES EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL I… |
| 2006-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 5,000 MILES OR MAYBE EVEN SOONER I BEGAN TO DETECT AND HEAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED AND ACTED LIKE THE TRANSMI… |
| 2005-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE PRESENT. VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2005 BRAND NEW KI… |
| 2005-10-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THEN AGAIN AT A STOP SIGN WITH HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL … |
| 2005-09-30 | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 3 | ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 A KIA RIO WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER WRECK THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ONE TEENAGER WHO WAS EJ… |
| 2005-07-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO SENCO. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEA… |
| 2005-07-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | CAR STALLING, 15 MPG SHOULD GET 35MPG, RPM AT 3.5 GOING 65 MPH TOO HIGH, NO POWER. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SATUDAY JULY … |
| 2005-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER SAID THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. HEIT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM A STAN… |
| 2005-05-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | BOUGHT NEW CAR CHILD SAFETY LOCKS FAILED. DRIVER DOOR JAMMED CLOSED COULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE DEALER M… |